<p>PRJ,</p>
<p>I’ve been through the FA system plenty (this will be goaliegirl’s 4th year in BS). The SSS FA process is very similar to CSS Profile (they ask about house assets) and having run our numbers through the various online calculators over the years, the EFCs calculated are similiar to those of college FA.</p>
<p>And just like colleges, there are full-need met schools (well-endowed top-tier schools similiar to HYP in the college model) and many that gap. </p>
<p>Unlike college FA though, BS’s are more likely to be flexible for specific candidates they want. I attribute this to the fact that they are very small (when compared to colleges) and have to work harder to get a “balanced” class. Often need-based FA is more how much the school needs you rather than how much you need.</p>
<p>Being a first-generation Hispanic is nice, but beyond that what does she bring to the school in question? Schools will want FA students who fufill roles besides ethnic diversity as a school uses its FA budget to round out the class with needed talents (athletes, artists, musicians, etc.) they didn’t find in full-pay applicants. The more bells she can ring, the better her chances for a good package.</p>